Annie Walsh Memorial School
{{Short description|Secondary school in Sierra Leone}}
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The Annie Walsh Memorial School is an all-girls secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was established in 1849 in Charlotte, a newly established village for recaptives.
Notable alumni
- Zainab Bangura: Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone, and founder of Campaign for Good Governance
- Hannah Benka-Coker: educator; founder of Freetown Secondary School for Girls (FSSG) in 1926
- Sarah Forbes Bonetta: African Princess and Queen Victoria's (England) goddaughter
- Irene Ighodaro: first female medical doctor in West Africa
- Sia Koroma: First Lady of Sierra Leone
- Nemata Majeks-Walker, women's rights activist{{cite web|url=https://commonwealthwomensvoices.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/nemata-majeks-walker/|title=Nemata Majeks-Walker|author=|date=7 December 2009|website=wordpress.com|accessdate=5 November 2017}}
- Lati Hyde-Forster: first female graduate of Fourah Bay College,
- Yema Lucilda Hunter, née Caulker: author and retired WHO Librarian
- Jeillo Edwards: actress
- Stella Thomas: lawyer
- Nkechi Agwu: mathematician
- Chidi Blyden: foreign policy advisor
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.anniewalsh.org/ Annie Walsh Memorial School Old Girls Association]
- [https://awoga.org.uk/ Annie Walsh Old Girls Association UK Branch]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1849